Like all modern Windows based programs, Internet Explorer has a wide range of shortcut keys that can make using it a lot quicker and easier. There are quite a few here, and we wouldn’t expect anyone to remember them all, however just remembering a few of the ones you make use of frequently will greatly improve your productivity.

[F1] – Opens the ‘Help’ screen.

[F4] – Display a list of addresses typed.

[F5] – Reload the current web page.

[F7] – Enable Caret Browsing.

[F11] – Toggle between normal mode and full screen mode.

[F12] – Open Internet Explorer Developer Tools.

[Down Arrow] – Scroll forwards line by line through the current web page.

[Up Arrow] – Scroll backwards line by line through the current web page.

[Page Down] – Scroll forwards page by page through the current web page.

[Page Up] – Scroll backwards page by page though the current web page.

[End] – Immediately scroll to the end of a web page.

[Home] – Immediately scroll to the start of a web page.

[Esc] – Stop loading the current page.

[Tab] – Move forward through the items on a webpage, or the menus etc. on the browser.

[Enter] – Activate a selected link.

[Shft]+[Tab] – Move backward through the items on a webpage, or the menus etc. on the browser.

[Shft]+[F10] – Display a shortcut menu for a link.

[Alt]+[Home] – Go to your home pages(s).

[Alt]+[Right Arrow] – Go to the next page (same as clicking the ‘forward’ button).